Children&#39;s portable toilet seat



Oct. 23, 1956 s. N. REIBMAN 2,767,408

CHILDREN'S PORTABLE TOILET SEAT Filed Oct. 16; 1952 1N VEN TOR.

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Thisvlinvention relates toimprovements in childrens portable toiletseats.

One. of the objects ofthis invention is to provide an improved childsportable toilet seat which may, be readily inflated and'deflatedandwheninflated may be readily secured to a conventional toilet seat forsupporting .a young child.

Another, object of this invention is to provide an'inexpensiveinflatable portable toilet seat and connecting back support which aresimultaneously inflatable and when attached to a standard toilet seatprovide a cushioned seat and cushioned back for the child and safelyretains the child in the seat against accidental unseating.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved inflatableportable toilet seat for use by children which may be readily attachedto a conventional toilet seat which is formed of a flexible plasticmaterial such as vinyl or the like, which when collapsed requires verylittle space and which may be readily cleaned and kept sanitary.

I am aware that various attempts have been made to provide portabletoilet seats for use by children which are attached to standard toiletseats, however such prior constructions have been made of cloth orfabric which are positioned on the seat and secured thereto. However,they have been unsatisfactory for several reasons, namely they are notcollapsible to the extent that they can be folded and packed into asmall area such as a ladys handbag or coat pocket; they do not provide acushioning surface either for the seat or back, and it is impossible tokeep them clean and sanitary without considerable laundering.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a portable toiletseat which avoids all of the foregoing objectionable features and inturn provides an inflatable seat and back which forms a soft cushion forthe child's seat and back, which may be collapsed and carried in a smallspace or placed in a packet which can fit into a ladys handbag, andwhich may be readiy cleaned by water or by a damp cloth in a minimum oftime and with minimum effort.

Other objects become apparent as this description progresses.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of portable collapsible toilet seat andback support attached and secured to a standard toilet seat.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of my invention.

Fig. 3 is a view partly in cross-section taken on lines 3-3 of Fig. 2and showing my improved seat and back support attached to a toilet seat.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on lines 4-4 of Fig. 3, showingthe inflated ribs in the back support, and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a plastic container or packet containingmy collapsible toilet seat and back support in deflated and collapsedposition.

As shown in the drawings, my invention is positioned tes Patent on andattached to the conventional or standard toilet seat 10 of the usualtoilet structure. The invention generally comprises an oval shapedinflatable seat 12 having a central opening 14 and an inflatablecollapsible up right or back support 16. The term back support mayinclude the sides of the support which extend forwardly of the backitself. The seat is formed of a plastic collapsible and airtightmaterial such as vinyl or any similar material and has a wall-area 17which is sealed as is well understood in the art to provide a continuousair pocket 18 into which air is introduced. In transverse cross sectionthe top and bottom of theseat are substantially flat as best shown inFig. 3.

The upright or back. support 16 is made of the same material as the seatand is connected thereto along the bottom rear and sides andcommunicates internally with the air pocket 18 of the seat so that sameare inflated simultaneously. When inflated the upright or back. sup portextends upwardlyas shown. The upright or back extends forwardly. of therear along the sides of. the seat to form .an inverted U shape in planview. The opposite walls 19 and 20 of theupright orback support aresealed along the top and alsoalong rows of vertically spaced spots 22which provide spaced air pockets 24, therebetween, each pocket assumes.an oval shape in cross section when inflated .and each row of airpockets in elfect form a plurality of spaced ribs along the back andsides of the upright support to increase the strength of the support.The air pockets 24 forming the vertical ribs communicate with the airpocket 18 of the seat. A conventional valve member 26 is secured to theupright support 16 and communicates with one of said air pockets 24adjacent the top thereof, so that when air is introduced as by blowinginto the valve, the air will simultaneously and rapidly inflate theupright support and seat.

Diagonally secured to the underside of the inflatable seat 12 are fourstraps or bands 28, 29, 3t and 31; the inner ends of each strap areadapted to be positioned around the conventional toilet seat It and aretied to the opposite end of the strap, as best shown in Fig. 3. The fourstraps when tied to the toilet seat are suflicient to securely fastenthe inflatable seat to the standard toilet seat. A pair of straps 32 and33 are secured to the upright support adjacent the front thereof, sothat the straps may be tied as shown when the child is seated to preventthe child from falling off the seat.. It may be understood that othertypes of attaching means may be used in lieu of the foregoing.

After the device has been inflated, it may be kept in inflated conditionready for immediate use. However, in traveling the seat may be deflatedby releasing the air through the valve 26 so that same may be collapsedto consume very little space. In its collapsible condition it may befolded to occupy very little space and carried in a ladys handbag or itmay be readilyplaced into a small packet 34, such as shown in Fig. 5.The device may be readily and quickly cleaned merely by applying waterto it or by wiping it with a damp cloth. I have thus provided a verysimple, inexpensive portable inflating and deflatable toilet seat whichmay be readily at tached to a conventional toilet seat in a minimum oftime and with minimum efiort and which may be readily and convenientlycarried in a ladys handbag.

Also embraced within this invention is the provision of an inflatableand collapsible toilet seat without the back support.

It will be understood that various changes and modifications may be madefrom the foregoing without departing from the spirit and scope of theappended claims.

I claim:

1. In a portable toilet seat for use by a child comprising an inflatableseat having a central opening adapted to be positioned on a toilet seat,said seat having substantially flat top and bottom surfaces, an inflatedback having continuing inflatable sides which sides extend forwardly ofsaid back toa point substantially in alinement with the front of saidcentral opening so as to envelop the childs body, said back and sidesbeing secured to said seat, said seat, back and sides formed of apliable and collapsible air-tight material and having a communicatingair passage, said back having a plurality of spaced vertical pocketsforming inflatable ribs, means for detachably securing said seat to thetoilet seat and means for inflating and deflating said seat, back andsides to provide a cushion when inflated and to permit collapsing andfolding when deflated.

2. In a portable toilet seat for use by a child comprising an inflatableseat having a central opening adapted to be positioned on a toilet seat,said seat having substantially flat top and bottom surfaces, aninflatable back havign continuing inflatable sides which sides extendforwardly of said back to a point substantially in alinement with thefront of said central opening so as to envelop the childs body, saidback and sides being secured to said seat, said back, seat and sidesformed of a pliable and collapsible air-tight material and having acommunicating air passage, said back having a plurality of spacedvertical pockets forming inflatable ribs and means for inflating anddeflating said seat, back and sides to provide a cushion when inflatedand to permit collapsing and folding when deflated.

3. In a portable toilet seat for use by a child comprising an inflatableseat having a central opening adapted to be positioned on a toilet seat,said seat having substantially flat top and bottom surfaces, aninflatable back having continuing inflatable sides which sides extendforwardly of said back to a point substantially in alinement with thefront of said central opening so as to envelop the childs body, saidback and sides being secured to said seat, said back, seat and sidesformed of a pliable and collapsible air-tight material and having acommunicating air passage, means for detachably securing said seat tothe toilet seat, means extending across the front of said sides forsecuring the child in said seat and means for inflating and deflatingsaid seat, back and sides to provide a cushion when inflated and topermit collapsing and folding when deflated.

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